National Parents Union Survey Survey of N=1000 parents of public school ...

National Parents Union Survey Survey of N=1000 parents of public school students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade Sampled from online web panel Field Dates: October 19?27, 2020

EDUCATION QUALITY

IF HAS TWO OR MORE CHILDREN IN GRADES K-12 [QChildrenNumber=2-6], INSERT: [ParentIntroText] For the following questions, please respond regarding your [INSERT FIRST/SECOND/ETC] child in birth order (from oldest to youngest) of your children who are in grades kindergarten through high school. [RANDOMIZE WHICH CHILD IS ASKED ABOUT, SPLITTING EVENLY BASED ON NUMBER OF CHILDREN. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR PARENTS OF TWO CHILDREN, ASK 50% ABOUT FIRST CHILD (IN BIRTH ORDER FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST) WHO ATTENDS K-12 SCHOOL, 50% ABOUT SECOND CHILD WHO ATTENDS K-12 SCHOOL. PROGRAM FOR UP TO SIX CHILDREN.]

1. [QKidGrade] What grade level is your child currently in (2020?2021 school year)?

1. Kindergarten

8%

2. 1st grade

10%

3. 2nd grade

8%

4. 3rd grade

6%

5. 4th grade

8%

6. 5th grade

7%

7. 6th grade

7%

8. 7th grade

7%

9. 8th grade

8%

10. 9th grade (Freshman)

8%

11. 10th grade (Sophomore)

7%

12. 11th grade (Junior)

8%

13. 12th grade (Senior)

9%

2. [QKidSchoolOptions] What options is your child's school currently offering for ways your

child could attend school? Please select all options that your child's school is offering,

regardless of how your child is currently attending school. [ALLOW MULTIPLE

RESPONSES] [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Students can attend in person in a classroom or on campus full-

time

33%

2. Students can attend remotely or online full-time

71%

3. Students can attend part-time in person, part-time remotely or

online

30%

4. Something else (Please specify)

2%

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3. [QKidSchoolType] How is your child currently attending school? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Only in person, on their school campus

21%

2. Only remotely or online

54%

3. Part-time in person, part-time remotely or online

23%

4. Something else (Please specify)

1%

4. [QRestSchoolType] Now, if your child's school were to allow you to choose ANY of these

ways for your child to attend school for the rest of this school year, which would you

choose? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Only in person, on their school campus

29%

2. Only remotely or online

45%

3. Part-time in person, part-time remotely or online

22%

4. Something else (Please specify)

1%

5. Unsure

3%

5. [QTeacherComm] In the past two months, has your child's teacher communicated with

you in any of the following ways? Please select all that apply. [ALLOW MULTIPLE

RESPONSES] [RANDOMIZE 1-6]

1. Provided updates about what they were teaching

49%

2. Sent you a report card or similar progress report for your child

44%

3. Had a conversation with you about your child's academic

performance

42%

4. Asked how you felt about your child's learning and needs

31%

5. Had a conversation with you about your child's interests or

goals for the future

24%

6. Contacted you to discuss a disciplinary issue with your child

11%

7. None of these

16%

8. Unsure

2%

6. [QParentEngagement] Do you think your child's school should be doing more, should be

doing less, or is doing about the right amount to engage parents in decisions about their

children's education? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Should be doing more

36%

2. Should be doing less

4%

3. Is doing about the right amount

56%

4. Unsure

4%

7. [QChildSchoolQuality] Overall, how would you rate the quality of education your child's

school provides? [RANDOMIZE 1-4, 4-1]

EXCELLENT/GOOD

82%

ONLY FAIR/POOR

17%

1. Excellent

29%

2. Good

52%

3. Only fair

14%

4. Poor

3%

5. Unsure

1%

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8. [QLearningMoreLess] At this point in the school year, do you think your child is learning

more than they normally would, less than they normally would, or about the same amount

as they normally would when attending school? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Learning more

19%

2. Learning less

35%

3. About the same amount

42%

4. Unsure

3%

9. [Ratings Battery] How would you currently rate how your child's school is doing on each of the following? [DISPLAY AS GRID OVER TWO PAGES] [RANDOMIZE A-I] [RANDOMIZE 1-4, 4-1]

1. Excellent 2. Good

3. Only fair 4. Poor

5. Unsure

TOTAL TOTAL 1.

2. 3. Only 4.

5.

GOOD POOR Excellent Good fair Poor Unsure

A. Handling health and safety measures

to prevent the spread of COVID-19 80% 16% 37% 44% 13% 3% 3%

B. Quality of teaching and instruction 75% 23% 29% 46% 18% 5% 1%

C. Assessing your child's progress and

level of learning

75% 23% 30% 46% 18% 5% 2%

D. Communication with parents

73% 25% 30% 43% 18% 8% 1%

E. Managing online learning programs

or resources for remote learning

71% 25% 26% 45% 20% 6% 3%

F. Amount of time focused on

instruction

71% 27% 25% 46% 21% 6% 2%

G. Providing personalized learning to

meet your child's needs

66% 32% 24% 41% 21% 11% 2%

I. Providing resources to support

students' mental health and

emotional wellbeing

64% 31% 24% 40% 22% 9% 5%

10. [QImprovements] Of the following, in which one or two areas are you LEAST satisfied or

think your child's school has the most room for improvement? [SELECT UP TO TWO]

[RANDOMIZE 1-9]

1. Quality of teaching and instruction

20%

2. Amount of time focused on instruction

19%

3. Providing personalized learning to meet your child's needs

19%

4. Managing online learning programs or resources for remote learning 16%

5. Providing resources to support students' mental health and

emotional wellbeing

15%

6. Communication with you about your child's academic progress

13%

7. Handling health and safety measures to prevent the spread of

COVID-19

13%

8. Communication with parents about school reopening plans

12%

9. Assessing your child's progress and level of learning

11%

10. Something else (Please specify)

1%

11. None ? Your child's school is perfect the way it is

21%

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11. [QHearUpdates] From whom do you most often hear updates and information about what

is going on at your child's school? [RANDOMIZE 1-5]

1. Teachers at your child's school

46%

2. Principals and administrators at your child's school

25%

3. School district leaders

10%

4. Parents of other children at your child's school

8%

5. State education policy leaders

4%

6. Someone else (Please specify)

2%

7. Unsure

5%

12. [QTrustAssess] Who do you trust most to give an honest assessment of what is going on

at your child's school? [RANDOMIZE 1-5]

1. Teachers at your child's school

43%

2. Principals and administrators at your child's school

21%

3. Parents of other children at your child's school

11%

4. School district leaders

10%

5. State education policy leaders

7%

6. Someone else (Please specify)

2%

7. Unsure

7%

13. [QHelpSchoolwork] Other than your child's public school teacher(s), who is the primary

person who helps your child do schoolwork?

1. I am

70%

2. My child's other parent

13%

3. Another family member

6%

4. An adult who is not a relative

1%

5. My child handles it on their own

10%

6. Unsure

1%

ASK ALL:

14. [QDisability] Does your child have a disability for which they usually receive specialized

instruction or therapy? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

1. Yes

19%

2. No

79%

3. Unsure

2%

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IF HAS MORE THAN ONE CHILD [QChildrenNumber=2-6], SHOW TRANSITION TEXT: For the next question, you may consider any and all children in your household when answering the question.

ASK ALL:

15. [QLearningPod] Some families have chosen to form learning "pods" with other families,

where a small group of children meet in-person to do remote or online learning with an

adult who helps them with their schoolwork or other educational activities. Are any

children in your household participating in a learning "pod" like this, or not? [RANDOMIZE

1-2]

1. Yes

17%

2. No

79%

3. Unsure

4%

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